They did it! Diss bowls players celebrate completing 50 continuous hours of playing and await world record news

Before the event, pictured are Lynne Ainge, Robert Capon, Lee Holden, Aaron Stimpson, David Harrison and Kristian Garnham ANL-150402-232356009

They did it! Six Diss and District Bowls Club players played for 50 continuous hours at the Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, with evidence of a new record now being submitted to Guinness World Records for official confirmation.

Lynne Ainge, team member, along with Robert Capon, Kristian Garnham, David Harrison, Lee Holden and Aaron Stimpson, said: “It was an unbelievable experience - to actually do it was amazing.” They are trying to beat the previous 40-hour record set in Australia, while also raising funds for the Big C Cancer charity. They started last Friday at 2pm, finishing at 4pm on Sunday.